Frame

Frame

A structure which puts boundaries on a storey about to be told — as, for example, a character announces to another character, I'm going to tell you a story. Often used in a prolog. Sometimes used to link many storeys together into a novel form, as in The Canterbury Tales, where the pilgrimage is the frame, or The Bridge of San Luis Rey, where the bridge collapse is the frame.

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